Animal-releasing device



Oct. 9, 1923. 1,469,791

M. JAGIELSKI ANIMAL RELEASING DEV-ICE Filed March '9, 1922'I/IIIIIIIIIIIYIIII Y I INVENTOR 5 A TTORNE Y BY '7.Ja l'e/shi v endslathe slots 16 are tormed thrn the Patented 9st. 9, 192-3;

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To all whom it may cone-em:

Be it known that I, ll/LIGHAEL JAGinLSKI,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the countyof Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Animal- Releasing Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

One of the principal objects of this invention is to provide means bywhich horses, cattle or other animals, secured in stalls or instanchions may be safely and expeditiously released from theirtastenings in case of fire.

Another object is the means provided by Which a plurality of lockingarms, engaging halter rings may be simultaneously released from'a pointdistant tromja stable, thus freeing the animals and allowing them toescape from a burning stable.

These and other objects are attained by the novel combination andarrangementof parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanyingdrawing, forming a material part of this disclosure, andin which aFigure 1 is a fragmental perspective View of a stable having stallsarranged in accordance with the invention.

Figur 2 is a side eleyational view of a stanchion side showing thelocking mechanism in locked position.-

Figure 23' is asectional view taken on a line 3 3 of Figure 2. Figure4is a partial side elevational view of .a stall showing the securingmechanism in unlocked or open position,

Referri g to the drawing in detail, thenu;

I mera l 10 designates the floor of a stable,

: and 11 the adjacent front wall to which is fixed a feed trough 11having on its front a plurality of outstanding elements 12, one for eachof the animals.

' Thesestall members comprise a' pair of attheir edges, except-at theirrounded front plates'12a'nd 13.

thru the stall divisionandcams 18 are secured to the rod 17 between theside plates 12 and 13.

ing the animals comprises a single coiled spring element 19 havingextending'ends plates 12 and 13. f l i I side plates 12 and '13,separated one from I the other by ribs 14'fixed between the platesingnthereleasecranlt. I 1 7 While certain preferred'embo'diments of .Ahorizontalorodl fl passes transversely v p :this vdevice have beenshownj'and described,

The spring locking means for'restrain 20- and the formerl being securedthe upper rear ,cOrnehbetween the plates 3, y a Pa r of r 22fiaed. n:the plates. .T A shouldered screw 23 engaged within the coil 19 or" thesp'ring,is threaded into the plate 13 back of the rod 17 and-the springend 21 extends forwardand terminates as an arcuately curved locking bolt24, the extreme end abutting the angular outer end of the lower rib 14,when the bolt 24 is in, locked or normal position as shown in Figure 2.

A protective casing 25 having a hinged 7 door 26, is preferably arrangedoutside of the stable, as shown in Figure 1,: the rod 7 17 extends thruthe stable wall into the casing and a crank 27 is secured thereon,having a handle 28.

If the crank 27 be partially rotated by a movement of the handle 28, theentire length of the rod 17 will also bepartially rotatedandthe-releasing earns 18 will be brought into engagement with thehorizontal element 21 of the spring locking bolt 24 and forced backward,thus opening the slot 16,releasing a halter ring and freeingv theanimal; 1 v g Under normal conditions or when but one animal is to besecured or releas'edfata time, the lockingbolt, 24 may be re-f tractedfrom the slot 16 by a persons hand entered in'the opening between theplates the safety device described, 'andiindicates an animahas a horse29, wearing'a bridle ring 30towhi'ch is'attched a halter-31 having atits free end a loop or ring adapted to engage about the locking bolt 24and to be. secured there n within the slots 16 ofthe plishedby' apersoncapable of manipulat 1105 it isapparent' that minor, changes maybef I made, not 1I1V0lV1'I1glil1Q exercise of -1I1V6I1 'tion orconflicting with the scopeof the in 1 10 a practical way, 1

. T It'will be: readily understood that in' case 7 of fire, thereleaseofthe-tethered animals 5 v may be safely and expeditiously flajccyom;

I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A device of the class described comprisingin combination with a Wall, aplurality of forwardly extending chambered elements fixed to said well;said elements being open at their curved fronts and con tain inginreaching recesses in their side members, spring lockingbolts pivotedbetween the side members of said elements, their free ends being curvedin the manner of a hook to normally extend between the slotted sidemembers'to retain a ring entered therein, the hook ends of said boltsbeing individually manually raised through the open front, a rod'passingtransversely through all of said chambered elements, and cams fixed onsaid rod, between the side members of each chambered element forreleasing all of said locking bolts simulta- 20 neously upon its"partial rotation;

In wltness whereof I afiix my signature.

MICHAEL JAGIELQSKI.

